Chapter 342 Jeanne and Gilles

August 2, 290 in the Imperial Calendar of the Britannia Empire.

6:48 am.

Within the Luolin Empire, in the village of Donremy, at the doorstep of Jeanne's home.

"Big brother. Are you leaving?"

Jeanne looked at Jill with some reluctance.

"Um."

Gil, who put on his armor again, nodded.

"Now I have someone I must defeat, so I have to go back to find my companions as soon as possible. It's really hard for you to take care of me these days, Jeanne."

After saying that, Jill bowed respectfully to Jeanne.

"No need to thank me." Jeanne quickly waved her hand, "Helping people in need is just what I should do. Big brother, since you are leaving, let me see you off! "

"No, no, no need to bother..."

"I want it! Just wait for me! I'll prepare it first."

After that, Jeanne trotted all the way back to the house.

Looking at Jeanne who returned to the house, Jill smiled helplessly, then turned her head and said to the black-robed man standing beside him who had put on her black robe again:

"So, are you going to send me off too?"

"Aren't you welcome?" The man in black robe smiled.

"Welcome, of course you are welcome. After all, I have received a lot of care from you these days. Thank you."

"You're welcome." The man in black robe waved his hand calmly, "I'm just helping you by the way."

While the black robe and Jill were chatting, Jeanne was ready to go and returned to the two of them.

"Big brother, Miss Sage, let's go."

The three of them walked side by side on the road out of the village.

"By the way. Jeanne." Perhaps because he didn't want to keep the atmosphere silent forever, Jill asked Jeanne, "I haven't seen your parents these days. Where are your parents?"

This question was something Jill wanted to ask a long time ago.

During these days in Donremi Village, Gil stayed at Jeanna's home almost every day, but he never saw Jeanna's parents once.

"My parents are no longer here."

Jeanne smiled and said in a tone as if she was talking about something insignificant:

"Two years ago, when I was 10 years old, a plague spread to our village, and my parents both died of the disease at that time."

"...I'm sorry." Jill's tone was full of apology, "I seem to have asked a lot of unnecessary questions...I'm sorry..."

"It's okay! Big brother." Jeanne showed her trademark bright smile, "Although I have lost my parents since then, I am still very happy every day."

"Because everyone in the village has always taken care of me, giving me food and clothes."

"In the past two years, the ingredients for every meal I have eaten were basically donated to me by the villagers."

"Thanks to everyone in the village, I have been able to grow up so healthily."

"So, I will continue to grow up healthy! After I grow up healthy, I will do my best to repay everyone in the village!"

Jill looked at Jeanne in astonishment.

"Jean... you are so mature." Jill looked at Jean with a little more admiration in her eyes, "You don't look like a 12-year-old child at all..."

"Are you going to repay everyone in the village..." Gil continued to murmur, "What you said, Jeanne, reminds me of a senior in the army, his name is Charles."

"He is a very rare civilian general. As a civilian, he has squeezed into the ranks of senior generals by virtue of his military exploits."

"Several years ago, in order to express gratitude to Charles for his outstanding achievements, His Majesty ordered that Charles' hometown be exempted from taxation for three years. Thanks to Charles's efforts and achievements, the tax exemption for three years was exchanged for Charles's hometown. The living standards of the villagers have improved a lot."

"duty free?!"

As soon as Gil said these words, Jeanne's eyes suddenly lit up.

"So if you join the army and make military exploits, there is hope that your hometown will be exempted from taxes..."

"It's decided! I will join the army in the future!"

Jeanne's words,

The man in black robe, who had been silent since just now, suddenly looked strange.

"It's impossible, Jeanne." Gill smiled bitterly at Jeanne, "Our Luo Lin Empire does not recruit female soldiers, so even if you want to join the army, the army will not let you in."

Jeanne curled her lips in dissatisfaction: "Maybe the rules will change in the future. Maybe when I grow up, the country's rules will change and women can join the army."

"In short, I will not give up my efforts. When I grow up, I will definitely work hard to repay everyone in the village. I want to be like the senior you just mentioned, big brother! Work hard to achieve great achievements! Let the village Everyone can also be exempted from taxes!"

"Hahaha." Gil raised his hand and gently rubbed Jeanne's little head, "Then you have to work hard. It's not easy to achieve your goal."

While they were chatting, the three of them had left Donremi Village unknowingly.

"Okay, just send it here. You two can go back."

Gill turned his head and said to the man in black robe and Jeanne:

"Thank you for taking care of me these days, and thank you for coming to see me off. I will treasure these days living in Donremi Village and the precious friendship with you two in my heart."

"Yeah." Although her face was full of reluctance, Jeanne still said goodbye to Gil with a smile, "Goodbye, big brother. Let's work hard together!"

"In order for you to defeat that man, and for me to repay everyone in the village, we two should work hard together!"

Jill looked at Jeanne with some surprise, and then nodded heavily: "Yes! Let's work hard together! Jeanne, don't be lazy."

"I won't be lazy!"

"Goodbye, young man." The man in black robe smiled at Jill, "We are destined to meet again. Somewhere in the future, we may meet again. Take care, young man."

"Well, thank you. You too, and you should take care of yourself."

Gil moved his gaze, and after scanning the faces of Jeanna and the man in black robe again, he reluctantly pulled away his gaze, turned around and walked towards the south.

While turning to leave, Jill whispered again: "Goodbye..."

…

Jeanne and the man in black robe did not leave immediately.

Instead, he stood quietly, watching Gil silently until Gil completely disappeared from sight.

"Big brother is gone..." Jeanne murmured softly, feeling a little disappointed.

Speaking of this, Jeanne suddenly exclaimed: "Ah! He has been calling him Big Brother, Big Brother these days! He has never asked Big Brother his name!"

"Miss Sage, do you know the name of my eldest brother?"

"..." The man in black robe smiled and was silent for a while, then shrugged, "I don't know either. But it doesn't matter if you don't know his name, Jeanne. Maybe we will meet again in the future."

After saying that, the man in black robe stretched and then continued:

"Okay, it's time for me to leave here, Jeanne."

"Huh? Are you even leaving, Miss Sage?"

The look of disappointment on Jeanna's face became more intense.

The days that Jill and the man in black robe lived in her home made Jeanna's home, where she was always alone, a lot more popular and energetic. This made Jeanna, who had always been alone, very happy.

That's why Jeanne was particularly reluctant to leave Jill and the man in black robe.

"The purpose of my trip here is just to meet one person. Now that I have met this person, there is no reason to stay here anymore."

Having said this, the man in black robe bent down and caressed Jeanne's little head.

"Jean, don't show such an expression. We are not saying goodbye, are we? One day in the future, we may meet again."

After that, the man in black robe straightened up and said to Jeanne in a vibrant voice:

"Then - see you next time! Jeanne."

After hearing what the man in black robe just said, the look of disappointment on Jeanna's face slowly dissipated.

Then——

"Well! See you next time! Miss Sage!"

She said to the man in black robes in her signature energetic voice.